Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Big Man Japan Vs. Red Cliff

Somedays you just don’t have much to talk about. I mean we’re knee deep in the Sport’s Abyss, I can’t discuss my future D&D plans to much since I know some of the people who actually read this drivel are in my monthly group and I look forward to surprising them, I haven’t read comics in TWO MONTHS so I don’t have a lot to rant about, and things going on the real world have exhausted my rage to this point this particular week. SO I decided to take a chance and try to quantify one of those things in my life that has always been more of a mysterious badge of courage, that’s right GEEK CRED! I’ve decided to throw together a test, that will without fail and using only the most up to date purely scientific data collection & correlation methods determine just where YOU the intrepid readers of this said blog land in the world of GEEK CRED. Understand this is on the honor system, if you want to be a party pooper then go ahead and Google or Wiki answers, but remember I didn’t need to do that to come up with the questions, so you shouldn’t need it to answer them, unless your just F’NClown Shoes. SO, without further ado I give unto you;

THE GEEK CRED TEST!

1) Hal Jordan is ___________?a. The Greatest Of ALL Green Lanternsb. The only Green Lantern From Earthc. Guardian Of Sector 2817d. Also known as Parallaxe. None Of The Above

3) Who is the best captain in the history of Star Trek? (Remember to show your work)a. Cpt. Janewayb. Cpt. Picardc. Cpt. Kirkd. Cpt. Sulue. Cpt. Pike

4) The Hulk is _______________?a. The strongest there isb. A fan of purple pantsc. A fatherd. Into smashing thingse. All of the above

5) What is the best George Romero ‘Dead’ film? (Remember to show your work)a. Night Of The Living Deadb. Day Of The Deadc. Dawn Of The Deadd. Land Of The Deade. Diary Of The Dead

6) If the following 80’s Action Movie stars are alone on a deserted island and forced to kill and eat one another to survive, WHO is the sole survivor;a. Dolph Lundgrenb. Jean Claude Van Dammec. Jeff Speakmand. Steven Seagale. Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson

9) You, a 3rd level fighter, and your party, consisting of the following 3rd level characters; an assassin, an invoker, & a warlord enter into an encounter with the fabled Tarasque, WHO dies first & why? (Remember to show your work)

14) You are trapped on the Venture Compound and being hunted by the minions of the Mighty Monarch, and you’ve peed yourself, WHO are you?a. Hank Ventureb. Jonas Venture Jr.c. Brock Sampsond. Dean Venturee. T.S. Venture

15) Everyone knows who Bobba Fett is; name three of the other bounty hunters from the classic scene in The Empire Strikes Back? (Remember to show your work)

16) Who is the Crime Syndicate Of Amerika?a. Clones of the Teen Titans made by the Nazisb. Enemies of the JSAc. The Justice League’s counterparts from Earth 2d. DC comic’s version of Marvel’s Avengerse. None of the above

17) Ed Brubaker’s run on Captain America, best run on the book ever OR best run on any Marvel book ever? (Remember to show your work)

18) What is hiding beneath Chuck Norris’s beard?a. A map of the multiverseb. Another fistc. Roundhouse kickd. The secrets to eternal enlightenmente. All of the above

19) Ninjas Vs. Pirates, Who you got?a. Ninjasb. Pirates

20) In the original draft of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker was known as Luke Starkiller?a. Trueb. False

22) Who has NOT been a member of the Guardians Of The Galaxy?a. The Thingb. Charlie 27c. Major Victoryd. Star Lorde. Rocket Raccoon

23) Everyone knows that Superman is the Last Son Of Krypton, but what is the name of the bottled city from Krypton that Braniac shrunk and ripped from the planet prior to it’s destruction?a. Shamballahb. Star Cityc. Kandord. Thanagare. Rann

24) Who is the better fat bearded side kick; John Rhys-Davies’ Sallah from Raiders Of The Lost Ark OR Brian Blessed’s Prince Voltan from 1980’s Flash Gordon? (Remember to show your work)a. John Rhys-Davies’ Sallahb. Brian Blessed’s Prince Voltan

25) What is the best John Carpenter flick? (Remember to show your work)

27) Which of the following statements is FACT?a. The Golden Age Hawkman was a cop from the planet Thanagarb. The Silver Age Hawkman & Hawkwoman where simultaneously chairman & chairwoman of both the JSA & JLAc. Hawkman doesn’t have an elaborate rogues gallery because he kills or maims his enemies, oh and because he OWNS!d. Hawkman’s main weapon is the Cloak Of Cagliostroe. Hawkwoman married John Stewart, GL of Earth

28) Which is better, the original book trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings OR Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy? (Remember to show your work)

33) You and the crew of your lifeboat crash into an uncharted island in the Pacific. It’s full of Euclidian angled architecture, slime, and ancient ruins. As you explore its baleful shores you are confronted with the massive maw of tentacles of Cthulhu, what do you do?a. Go crazy & dieb. Go crazy, kill your fellow crewmates, & diec. Become lunch for The Great Old Oned. Fall to your knees in worshipe. Go crazy, kill your fellow crewmates, go back to civilization and spread the word of your new God

34) Henri-Laurent de Marigny is the side kick of what character?a. Sherlock Holmesb. Titus Crowc. Harry Dresdend. Doc Savagee. The Shadow

35) Which of the following characters is NOT a spy?a. Nick Furyb. Nemesis, aka Tom Tresserc. Rick Flagd. Sterling Archere. Brock Samson

36) Brock Samson once killed a guy with a wig and a live shark.a. Trueb. False

37) Who wrote the following; “That which is not dead can eternal lie, And with stranger eons even death my die”a. Clark Ashton Smithb. H.P. Lovecraftc. Robert E. Howardd. Brian Lumleye. August Derleth

40) Which race was Doctor Who’s main enemy during the fabled Time War?a. The Daleksb. The Masterc. Davrosd. The Cybermene. The Sontarans

41) You are a man capable of great mirth and terrible melancholies, a future king, a blue eyed warrior, who moves like a panther, but most of all is an uncivilized barbarian, WHO are you?a. King Kullb. Bran Mak Mornc. Ator the Fighting Eagled. Steeve. Conan

43) Captain America once lifted and used the Hammer of Thor, Mjolnir.a. Trueb. False

44) Max Brook’s novel World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War is; the greatest zombie book ever written OR one of the greatest books ever written? (Remember to show your work)a. The Greatest Zombie Book Ever Writtenb. One Of The Greatest Books Ever Written

45) You are playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons just what the hell does THAC0 mean?a. Total Hits Accumulated In Round 0b. Trolls, Hags, Aboleth, Choker, 0 Roundsc. To Hit Armor Class 0d. The Hits Accumulated Criticals 0e. I have NO earthly idea, and neither does anyone with a life

49) Mike Mignola’s art is; so good it makes you wanna slap yo momma OR so good it melts your brain? (Remember to show your work)a. So Good It Makes You Wanna Slap Yo Mommab. So Good It Melts Your Brain

50) Fin Fang Foom wears purple underwear.a. Trueb. False

BONUS QUESTION!

51) You’ve finished this hastily thrown together, BUT incredibly scientific and accurate GEEK CRED test, where do think you rank?a. I’m as geeky as Ben (90% or above)b. You know, Ben’s a geek, but I’m definitely in the race (89% to 80%)c. RESPEK(s)! (79% to 70%)d. Is it sad that I know some of this stuff? (69% to 60%)e. It’s like your speaking a different language… (Below 59%)

So there you have it, THIS is what happens when I’ve got nothing really going on and people don’t show up to work. Oh well I’m interested in seeing how people score, until then at least we’ll always have

RANDOM CRAP!

- Nice change on the Overtime rules NFL, I likey!- Last night Dave and I avenged our two loses to Jeff & Steve by handing them a rousing defeat in Merlin. With Stevula gone doing whatever it is Steve does the next two weeks we’re giving Merlin a rest. It’ll be fun to play some new stuff- Having Psoriasis sucks donkey balls, sweaty ones.- I’m sad inside that Mary & Christina are going to be out of D&D for a while, but I have an idea of how to fill that time for their characters. Oh and I’m really hoping to suck in a couple of new players, I think it might help spice up the group.- Jett’s Pizza OWNS!- I’m re-listening to Waves Of Mercury“The Great Darkness”, and I had forgotten just how beautiful an album it really is, KUDOS to you David.- Once the new ‘puter is back up I’ve GOT to get on getting Cave Works done. It is a MUST for both where D&D is headed as well as my plans for May’s GAMING WEEKEND.- The Richardson Writing Circle story continues to go into new, strange, and horribly vivid territory. I’m extremely intrigued to see how this story will end. When it does, and if it’s cool with the other members, I’ll post it.- I can’t wait to grill again…

17 comments:

I have to mention that I didn't work alone on my answers. My hubby and I pooled our geek power together on this one: (Oh and apparently this is too long of a post, will have to break it up)

1) Hal Jordan is ___________?d. Also known as Parallax

2) Bruce Wayne has a son named Damien.a. True

3) Peter Parker was married to whom?d. Mary Jane Watson

3) Who is the best captain in the history of Star Trek? (Remember to show your work)c. Cpt. KirkAre you kidding? Janeway made it to the list? Kirk all the way. Because he got laid the most.

4) The Hulk is _______________?e. All of the above

5) What is the best George Romero ‘Dead’ film? (Remember to show your work)a. Night Of The Living DeadBecause it was the first zombie movie I ever saw and now I love zombies.

6) If the following 80’s Action Movie stars are alone on a deserted island and forced to kill and eat one another to survive, WHO is the sole survivor;d. Steven SeagalSteven would get a killer, awesome, day-glo tan from the deserted island giving him super-human powers. His teeth would then look so bright that the others would literally be blinded and therefore, much easier to kill. Then Steven would make jerky out of them.

7) Erin Gray, circa the 1980’s Buck Rogers T.V. Show, sorta hot OR INSANELY hot? (Remember to show your work)a. Sorta HotClay says he remembers the show, it was good, but he can't say INSANELY hot, because he liked other shows better.

9) You, a 3rd level fighter, and your party, consisting of the following 3rd level characters; an assassin, an invoker, & a warlord enter into an encounter with the fabled Tarasque, WHO dies first & why? (Remember to show your work)I'm picking the warlord, random guess only.

14) You are trapped on the Venture Compound and being hunted by the minions of the Mighty Monarch, and you’ve peed yourself, WHO are you?d. Dean Venture

15) Everyone knows who Bobba Fett is; name three of the other bounty hunters from the classic scene in The Empire Strikes Back? (Remember to show your work)IG88, Zuckuss, Dengar, and something like Bossak and a droid I don't remember who.

16) Who is the Crime Syndicate Of Amerika?c. The Justice League’s counterparts from Earth 2

17) Ed Brubaker’s run on Captain America, best run on the book ever OR best run on any Marvel book ever? (Remember to show your work)Best run on the book ever. Total guess.

18) What is hiding beneath Chuck Norris’s beard?b. Another fist

19) Ninjas Vs. Pirates, Who you got?a. Ninjas

20) In the original draft of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker was known as Luke Starkiller?a. True (I know he had a different name, but not sure if this was it or not)

21) What is Hellboy’s favorite food?a. Snickers

22) Who has NOT been a member of the Guardians Of The Galaxy?a. The Thing

23) Everyone knows that Superman is the Last Son Of Krypton, but what is the name of the bottled city from Krypton that Braniac shrunk and ripped from the planet prior to it’s destruction?c. Kandor (second guess would have been A)

24) Who is the better fat bearded side kick; John Rhys-Davies’ Sallah from Raiders Of The Lost Ark OR Brian Blessed’s Prince Voltan from 1980’s Flash Gordon? (Remember to show your work)b. Brian Blessed’s Prince VoltanHe totally had a better dialogue.

25) What is the best John Carpenter flick? (Remember to show your work)The Fog. Because it had ghost pirates, duh. (NOT the remake, the original).

27) Which of the following statements is FACT?a. The Golden Age Hawkman was a cop from the planet Thanagarc. Hawkman doesn’t have an elaborate rogues gallery because he kills or maims his enemies, oh and because he OWNS!

28) Which is better, the original book trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings OR Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy? (Remember to show your work)Tolkien's. Originals trump remakes.

33) You and the crew of your lifeboat crash into an uncharted island in the Pacific. It’s full of Euclidian angled architecture, slime, and ancient ruins. As you explore its baleful shores you are confronted with the massive maw of tentacles of Cthulhu, what do you do?d. Fall to your knees in worship

34) Henri-Laurent de Marigny is the side kick of what character?b. Titus Crow

35) Which of the following characters is NOT a spy?c. Rick Flag

36) Brock Samson once killed a guy with a wig and a live shark.a. True

37) Who wrote the following; “That which is not dead can eternal lie, And with stranger eons even death my die”b. H.P. Lovecraft (random guess)

38) The original Sinister Six consisted of which six members?c. Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Kraven The Hunter, The Vulture, Electro, & Mysterio

40) Which race was Doctor Who’s main enemy during the fabled Time War?a. The Daleks

41) You are a man capable of great mirth and terrible melancholies, a future king, a blue eyed warrior, who moves like a panther, but most of all is an uncivilized barbarian, WHO are you?e. Conan

42) Who piloted the shuttle that gave the Fantastic Four their fantastic powers?b. Benjamin Grim

43) Captain America once lifted and used the Hammer of Thor, Mjolnir.a. True

44) Max Brook’s novel World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War is; the greatest zombie book ever written OR one of the greatest books ever written? (Remember to show your work)b. One Of The Greatest Books Ever WrittenTHIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ IN 10 YEARS. Plus, it gave me amazing zombie dreams for a month straight!

45) You are playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons just what the hell does THAC0 mean?e. I have NO earthly idea, and neither does anyone with a life

46) What were the members of the JLA during the much-maligned “Detroit League” erae. Hawkman, Mr. Terrific, The Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Sandman, Dr. Midnight, & Wildcat

47) Who is the writer of the Image comic The Walking Dead?c. Robert Kirkman

48) Who is the LAW?e. Judge Dredd

49) Mike Mignola’s art is; so good it makes you wanna slap yo momma OR so good it melts your brain? (Remember to show your work)a. So Good It Makes You Wanna Slap Yo MommaWe can't decide, probably A

50) Fin Fang Foom wears purple underwear.a. True

BONUS QUESTION!

51) You’ve finished this hastily thrown together, BUT incredibly scientific and accurate GEEK CRED test, where do think you rank?d. Is it sad that I know some of this stuff? (69% to 60%)

Genius.... pure genius!!! I have a geek oriented blog, in spanish. http://krakatoon.blogspot.com/Can I translate this incredible test to spanish to post it in my blog? whit creation credits and links, of course.

leonidas,Feel free to steal away, as I always say, "Theft is the sincerest form of flattery."As for you score here's what we have;66%! Not bad, not good, but almost Respek(s) worthy. Glad to have you reading the blog.

Thank you... would have tought my score was higher, but such is life, not as geeky as I tought, but less than I feel...Post the correct answers soon so I can translate them in my blog.When I have traslated and post it I´ll leave you a link. So long.

3) Who is the best captain in the history of Star Trek? (Remember to show your work)b. Cpt. Picard ~ I know it would be an easy point to pick Kirk (he’s your favorite) but I grew up with Captain Jean Luc Picard and all his bald headed glory. If I was assigned to theEnterprise and I had to face Klingons, Q, and Riker’s advances I want a captain who exudes confidence, never looks panicked, has a sexy smile and does not…. pause …. more than … once … a sentence. Plus, an accent usually never hurts.

4) The Hulk is _______________? e. All of the above

5) What is the best George Romero ‘Dead’ film? (Remember to show your work) c. Dawn Of The Dead ~ Dawn of the Dead is my favorite Romero flick because it is the only one that I ever remember watching. Oh, and I also dig the half optimistic/ half pessimistic ending.

6) If the following 80’s Action Movie stars are alone on a deserted island and forced to kill and eat one another to survive, WHO is the sole survivor;a. Dolph Lundgren – he’s too tough to be beaten and too smart to be tricked.

8) LEGO Batman Vs. LEGO Darth Vader, who wins & why? (Remember to show your work)~ This pairing has me terribly troubled. Batman has the gadgets but Darth Vadar hasthe Force. Batman would definitely win if he has time to plan and Vadar has no chance is a purely physical fight. I know I have previously voted for Vadar, but today I think Italked myself into Batman due to Vadar fragile nature. I think Batman would sucker Vadar into a long fight, the whole time scheming on how to get into (or off) Vadar’s suitand attack his weak physical nature. Plus, Batman is always prepared for everything. Even the things he does not know yet.

9) You, a 3rd level fighter, and your party, consisting of the following 3rd level characters; an assassin, an invoker, & a warlord enter into an encounter with the fabled Tarasque, WHO dies first & why? (Remember to show your work)~ Everyone. I hear they have terrible gas.

10) Who is the best Doctor Who? c. David Tennant

11) What does every Number 2 from The Village want from Number 6? c. Information

12) Who are the two brothers from the Dragonlance series of novels? d. Caramon & Raistlin Majere

14) You are trapped on the Venture Compound and being hunted by the minions of the Mighty Monarch, and you’ve peed yourself, WHO are you? d. Dean Venture

15) Everyone knows who Bobba Fett is; name three of the other bounty hunters from the classic scene in The Empire Strikes Back? (Remember to show your work)~ I know I am going to butcher the spelling of these names so please go by thepronunciation.1) Dengar (Dengar’s Dumptruck - Thank you MC Chris)2) IG88 (IG88’s Chevy - Thank you MC Chris)

That’s all I can remember

16) Who is the Crime Syndicate Of Amerika? c. The Justice League’s counterparts from Earth 2

17) Ed Brubaker’s run on Captain America, best run on the book ever OR best run on any Marvel book ever? (Remember to show your work)

18) What is hiding beneath Chuck Norris’s beard?b. Another fist

19) Ninjas Vs. Pirates, Who you got?a. Ninjas

20) In the original draft of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker was known as Luke Starkiller? b. False

21) What is Hellboy’s favorite food? c. Pancakes – Almost a trick question though because Hellboy loves Baby Ruths’.

22) Who has NOT been a member of the Guardians Of The Galaxy?a. The Thing

23) Everyone knows that Superman is the Last Son Of Krypton, but what is the name of the bottled city from Krypton that Braniac shrunk and ripped from the planet prior to it’s destruction? c. Kandor

24) Who is the better fat bearded side kick; John Rhys-Davies’ Sallah from Raiders Of The Lost Ark OR Brian Blessed’s Prince Voltan from 1980’s Flash Gordon? (Remember to show your work)a. John Rhys-Davies’ Sallah – I like his real name better than Brian’s.

25) What is the best John Carpenter flick? (Remember to show your work)~ I cannot think of one.

27) Which of the following statements is FACT? c. Hawkman doesn’t have an elaborate rogues gallery because he kills or maims his enemies, oh and because he OWNS!

28) Which is better, the original book trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings OR Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy? (Remember to show your work)~ If you are asking whether I like the books or the movie better, than I willunfortunately have to go with the movies. Books are almost better than their movieadaptations, but I hear that these books are very dry reading.

29) Aquaman, incredibly lame OR incredibly underrated? (Remember to show your work) b. Incredibly Underrated~ Only is he is the Aquaman from Batman Beyond. The great bravado is wonderful. Plus, we’re talking about a man who can live in the water or on dry land, telepathically talk to sea creatures and make weapons out of water. He’s cooler than people know.

30) Grant Morrison was the co-writer of the seminal comic Watchmen? b. False

32) Mark Millar, overrated windbag OR talentless hack? (Remember to show your work) b. Talentless Hack~ Because I said so.

33) You and the crew of your lifeboat crash into an uncharted island in the Pacific. It’s full of Euclidian angled architecture, slime, and ancient ruins. As you explore its baleful shores you are confronted with the massive maw of tentacles of Cthulhu, what do you do? c. Become lunch for The Great Old One

34) Henri-Laurent de Marigny is the side kick of what character? d. Doc Savage

35) Which of the following characters is NOT a spy? e. Brock Samson

36) Brock Samson once killed a guy with a wig and a live shark.a. True

37) Who wrote the following; “That which is not dead can eternal lie, And with stranger eons even death my die” b. H.P. Lovecraft

39) Rank these creators in descending order of AWE-some. (Remember to show your work)- Alan Moore - Geoff Johns- Jack Kirby This is the list of AWE-some because, once again, I said so.- Grant Morrison- Steve Ditko- Ed Brubaker

40) Which race was Doctor Who’s main enemy during the fabled Time War?a. The Daleks

41) You are a man capable of great mirth and terrible melancholies, a future king, a blue eyed warrior, who moves like a panther, but most of all is an uncivilized barbarian, WHO are you? e. Conan

42) Who piloted the shuttle that gave the Fantastic Four their fantastic powers? b. Benjamin Grim

43) Captain America once lifted and used the Hammer of Thor, Mjolnir.a. True

44) Max Brook’s novel World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War is; the greatest zombie book ever written OR one of the greatest books ever written? (Remember to show your work) b. One Of The Greatest Books Ever Written~ It cannot be the greatest Zombie book ever written because I have not finished it yet. The things that give it great potential is the first person narratives and how they are tailored to fit each individual character, the personalities, and the raw potential for the stories to become fiction. There is a small part of believability in each chapter.

45) You are playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons just what the hell does THAC0 mean?a. Total Hits Accumulated In Round 0

46) What were the members of the JLA during the much-maligned “Detroit League” era? b. Elasti-girl, Negative Man, The Chief, Mento, Robot Man, & Beast Boy

47) Who is the writer of the Image comic The Walking Dead? c. Robert Kirkman

48) Who is the LAW? e. Judge Dredd

49) Mike Mignola’s art is; so good it makes you wanna slap yo momma OR so good it melts your brain? (Remember to show your work) b. So Good It Melts Your Brain~ I don’t ever want to slap my momma.

50) Fin Fang Foom wears purple underwear.a. True

BONUS QUESTION!

51) You’ve finished this hastily thrown together, BUT incredibly scientific and accurate GEEK CRED test, where do think you rank? b. You know, Ben’s a geek, but I’m definitely in the race (89% to 80%)